CLUES
- The Roman Emperor Trajan established this ancient city as a military colony in A.D. 100.
- It is laid out with precision, illustrating the skill of Roman urban planning.
- Buildings and homes were built entirely of stone, and streets were paved with large, rectangular limestone slabs.
- Early Arab conquests in the seventh century destroyed the city, which was not inhabited after the eighth century.
ANSWER Timgad (Colonia Marciana Traiana Thamugadi), Algeria
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